Milk bottle holder



Nov. 20, 1951 E. M. NAvARRo v2,575,971

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INVENTOR 4 EUGENE M; NAVARRO y/wwf M04 ATTORNEY .Patented Nov. 20, 1951UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE MILK BOTTLE HOLDER Eugene M. Navarro, NewYork, N. Y.

Application February 25, 1947, Serial N o. 730,763

1 Claim.

My invention is an improvement in holders, and especially a holder inwhich full bottles of milk are deposited and locked for delivery to thebuyer, at the latters place of occupancy; and replaced when empty forreturn to the distributor or dealer.

The principal object of the invention is to provide a milk bottle holderadapted tc be mounted on the exterior of a dwelling or apartment toreceive a bottle of milk; said holder being designed to prevent theft ofthe bottle before the occupant takes possession of it; by means of aconstruction embracing a movable cap which serves the immediate purposeof securing the bottle in the holder and which carries a bolt withlocking and controlling means to make the cap fast whenever the milkmandeposits a full bottle with a closure or seal and moves the cap toclosed position, in which the proper key is required to release the capbefore the bottle can be removed.

The holder is so constructed that the locking can be eiected only when afull sealed bottle is placed therein. Under other conditions lockingcannot be done, and an empty bottle can be freely supported in theholder to be taken by the milkman without a key whenever the customerhas an empty bottle to be returned to the producer.

The objects and advantages are fully explained in the followingspecification, which shows and describes a preferred combination andarrangement of parts, the essential features of which are pointed out inthe appended claim.

In the drawings,

Figure l is a front view of my improved milk bottle holder and lock, theholder being closed.

Figure 2 is a section on line 2 2 of Figure 1, showing a sealed bottletherein.

Figure 3 is a vertical cross section with the parts in position toreceive a bottle.

Figure 4 is a section on line 4 4 of Figure 2, and

Figure 5 is a side view showing the holder open.

The numeral I indicates the body of the holder, with a part to serve asa bracket having a rear flat face adapted to fit against the outer flatside of a door, wall or the like; and a pair of outspread supportingarms 2, curved to t a milk bottle around the top thereof. The body issecured to a door or wall 3 by screws or other fastening devices II. Theholder includes a top or cap 5 connected to the body by a hinge 6. Thebody is open at the front between ends of the arms 2, and on the innersides of the arms are curved ribs 1, from which a milk bottle can besuspended in the holder by engagement of these ribs with the lower sideof the expanded rim 8. The bottle is secured in the holder by elementscomprising a bolt I0, that is moved to carry its outer end into a recessIl in a projection I2, rising from the outer side of one of the arms 2.The upper edges of the arms are level to be engaged by the cap 5, whilethe lower edges I3 slope downward toward the wall 3 to make the armsstrong enough to serve their purpose. The top or lid 5 has a downwardextending arc-shaped projection I4 on its front edge to enter the spacebetween the ends of the arms 2, and lie close to the rim 8 of the bottle9. The upper edges of the arms 2 have a shoulder I5 to allow the cap tofit down neatly on the arms 2. When the cap 5 is down, the rim of thebottle is completely encircled and the retention of the bottle fullyassured.` The ends of the projection I4 then completely bridge the gapbetween the ends I6 of the arms 2..

The bolt IIl is retracted by a lock barrel I'I having a flange IB at itsouter end to t a shoulder atthe entrance to an open cylindrical recessI9 extending horizontally into the cap 5 from the front, just above theprojection I 4. A stud 2i! extends from the inner end of the barrel I 1,and when the latter is rotated by a key, the bolt I0 is withdrawn. Thebolt I0 has a recess 2| to receive the stud 20, and the bolt Ill slidesin a channel extending along the inner face of the cap 5, this channelbeing closed by a plate 23 afxed to the capV in any suitable way as byone or more screws 24. The bolt, when free, is projected by the spring25 in the channel 22 into the recess II. It is bevelled on the lowerface at its outer end.

Carried by the cap 5, on the under face', is a catch or stop 26, mountedto slide in a groove 21, extending transversely of the channel 22, andcommunicating therewith. In this groove is a spring 28 between the catch2B and the closed end of the groove 21 in the cap 5. The catch isactuated against the spring 28 by a member 29 having a crank 30 at oneend iitting into an opening in the stop 26. The groove 21 is at one sideof the projection I4 of the cap and the adjacent edge of the plate 23 isshaped tc give clearance to the catch. The member 29 is made of a metalrod or wire, and near the middle of the cap it has an arm 3| bent at aright angle, and downward at obtuse angle to the plane of the crank 30.See Figure 2. The plate 23 has a slot on its inner face, parallel to thebolt I0, to receive the part of the member 29 in line with the crank,

and a slot 32 connecting with said groove to allow movement of the arm3|.

With the parts in the position shown in Figure 3, suppose an empty milkbottle is put into the holder to be taken back by the milkman andreplaced by a full sealed bottle of milk. The cover or cap 5 is raisedand the neck of the empty bottle is inserted betweenV the arms 2,whereupon the exterior bead of the rim 8 of the bottle 91 :rests upon:the ribs l. The cap 55 is Snow lowered andthe bevelled front endof Vthebolt i will press down onthe projection l2. bolt I0 is forced back toretracted position in the channel 22. The catch 26 is moved intofanotchin the bolt by its spring 2l, and the arm 3| hangs down into the mouthof the ybottleffbecause the mouth has no closurebutiis fully .open.V

Thus the dones, and 730,764, now Patent Number 2,549,- 510, dated April17, 1951, led on the same date as this application, for improvements inMilk Bottle Holders; the former case disclosing a con- The space betweenthe outer ends of the arms 2 @bottleacan be .removed 'because the capisfree tto,

andiprevents 'it from vprojecting vinto :the recess :H of the part1l2.The .end ,of thefboltlisenotched, yas :shown Aat, lila, to renable :thecatch 22S vto engageit.

Upon thexrernoval .of the empty :bottle by 4:the milkman, `and thesubstitution iof fa full .and sealed `bottle of milk therefor, :a-.diiierentfresult is obtained. The :bottle19 is ishown Ain Figure :21with a disk closure E34 resting .on .aishoulder in ,the mouth -of .thebottle, Vbut a similar ,action lfollows if a bonnet or hood closure efor'the 'full bottle of'milkris utilized.

, The neck of the bottle e9 `is .inserted ibetween .the arms v2 afterthe cap 5 :has been iraised, 'and the :bottle is suspended as beforefrom Vthe Vribs i'hon whichtheirimaof thebottletrests. Upon the `closing:of .the lcap v5, 'zthe arm .3l of the controlling member 9 .strikes theclosure 134 of the `bottle, and a iurthergdownward :movement of Athe capf pushes Vup Ythe `arm .3l and :rotates 'the Vmember 29, so .that the,crank @il pushesth'e -catch 26 against the spring?? .outiofLth'etpathiof projected :into the hollow abutment-,ft2 .by the spring25. The ica'p 5 is thus secured :against upward movement and.thefbo'ttle-'of milk Jeannot .beremoved except by lthe use .of a.keyinithel'ock l 7 fto withdraw'the .bolt 10. The -holder fhas spaceenough to :accommodate the upward displacement '-of .the closure -`3i#shouldthe contents of the`bottle=expandby reason of becoming .frozen`.during cold weather.'

The invention .set forth as above :is quite similar to the improvementsdisclosed in Lmy c'o- `pending applications Nos. 730,762, now aban- :capl,and includingaboltzextendingfsubstantially .;ports. 'The claims inthis caseidonotidene any of the'features set forthinthe claims of thetwo Y copending applications aforesaid.

While I have shown and described what I considertto be the mostpractical embodiment of my invention, I wish it to be understood thatsuch changes :as come Within the scope of the appended claim .may beresorted to when desired.

vHavingv thus described the invention, what I claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patentpis:

A vholder comprising a ,stationary supporting bracket havingzapair ofoutspreadzarmsginward proiectingribs on the Yinner sides of said :arms:to aengage the :expanded irim of `fthe-neck :of :a bottle, a closurecap having pivotal connection to said :bracket midway Abetween .said:arms .and having "an arc-.shaped iiange filling the :space `betweensaid .arms when the closure .-is :1in low- .ered`position, alockmechanism :carried bysaid yparallel `.to said pivotal connection, afspring biassing the bolt *to operative position Ito 'engage thebracket'and secure 2the cap,fthe,eap also fearryinga catch, means 3on-the bolt :normally co 'operating with the :catch "to retain' the 'boltin inoperative .,position, :a rotatable factuator-,member Vmounted inthe cap pivotally `'connected '-to the catch .and .having 'an armnormally depending below `.the .-cap, 'and fa spring :in the Jcap 'tomove the .catch to bolt-retaining positiongsaid member being in position7to be rotated 'by the closure at the mouth fof'thebottlefto"release'said catch fandliberate said lbolt, the actuatormem-A 3 ber being .mounted to rotate 4about fan laxis fex- The followingreferences V,are of record in the ile Vof this patent:

,Danna .'Apr. 121, .1936

